Transmigration: From Farmer To Empress
Chapter 140 Saving People (2)_1

Chapter 140: Chapter 140 Saving People (2)_1

On this side, Huo Yuan had already walked to Cai Wei’s side, and chuckled warmly, "It’s not only once but twice that I’ve had the pleasure of seeing you today. Miss, it seems like Huo Yuan and you are..."

Barely avoiding the words ’destined’, he woke up in time, abruptly halted, avoiding rudeness to the lady.

Cai Wei knew what he was trying to say, recognizing his slip, she did not blame him. Instead, she enthusiastically introduced her parents to him.

"Dad, this is Young Master Huo, who does business with our restaurant."

"Young Master Huo, this is my dad."

When Huo Yuan heard Cai Wei introduce them, he stepped forward, respectfully saluted, "Junior Huo Yuan, greets Elder Mu."

Upon seeing that Huo Yuan was handsomely graceful, extravagantly attired, and both modest and polite, Mu Zhongqing’s first impression of him was quite favorable, so he returned the salute: "You’re too kind, Young Master Huo."

At that moment, a middle-aged man standing next to Huo Yuan suddenly smiled at Cai Wei, "Miss Mu, we meet again. Did you talk to your father about the matter we discussed? What does your father think?"

Mu Zhongqing was surprised, completely unaware of what they were talking about. Cai Wei then introduced Cao Jin to her father and explained the collaboration between the two families.

Upon hearing that his daughter wanted to open a tavern in the capital with someone, Mu Zhongqing was both shocked and amazed. His daughter’s successful tavern establishment in Qingyun Town was thought to be a coincidence, but now, she had quietly reached an agreement with a wealthy businessman from the capital to expand the tavern business there. This clearly demonstrated that his child was indeed talented!

No wonder the girl was planning to move; she had all her future plans laid out, leaving him with unwarranted worries about their future livelihood!

As the group was standing and talking in the street causing inconvenience for the passersby, Huo Yuan proposed to move to a nearby tea house for a cup of tea and further discussions.

When it was time to move to the tea house, Li Jingui wanted to follow along. But after receiving a signal from Huo Yuan, his two servants silently stopped Li Jingui. Being of lowly character, Huo Yuan had no desire to keep company with him.

"Hey, what do you mean by this? I am the son of the county magistrate; how dare you stop me?" complained Li Jingui.

A servant scoffed in disdain: "Pooh, what’s a county magistrate’s son? The third legitimate son from the Duke An’s mansion had offended our young master and still had his leg broken by our master, not even daring to let out a fart!"

"..." Li Jingui swallowed his words, his face turning purple in anger, but he dared not retaliate. With an angry look, he stormed off with his servant.

...

When Cai Wei and the others entered the tea house, Huo Yuan’s servants had already prepared a well-arranged, elegant private room for them, leading them inside.

In the elegant room, the redwood round table underneath the beautiful window was set with a pot of freshly brewed pre-rain Longjing tea, emitting an increasingly inviting aroma. A few exquisite Ru kiln teacups were placed nearby.

After they sat down, Cao Jin and Mu Zhongqing quickly struck up a conversation. As they were of similar age and would soon become business partners, their conversation was very cordial. Through their talk, Cai Wei also learned some information about this prospective partner.

Cao Jin was a successful businessman. Born into poverty, he started running businesses across the country at a young age. Now, he owns seven or eight shops in the capital, running various businesses such as medical centers, restaurants, tea houses, cloth shops, and grain banks. He also owns a couple of significant manors in the suburbs of the capital. Indeed, he was a wealthy man.

As the two talked, Huo Yuan occasionally joined in with a sentence or two. Yet, more often, he was conversing with Cai Wei.

Knowing that the Huo family’s business covered a wide range of industries across the world, Cai Wei, probing, asked him about the price of ginseng.